Pal Hermansen / Close up of Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) feathers, with one foot held up, Trondelag, Norway. Winner of the Attention to Detail Category of the Bird Photographer Competition 2019.
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Jami Tarris / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) huntress, Altai Mountains, Bayan Ulgii, Mongolia
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Guy Edwardes / Barn owl (Tyto alba) in flight above post and wildflowers, in morning light. The Hawk Conservancy Trust, Hampshire, England, UK. July. Captive.
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Claudio Contreras / California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), portrait. California condor recovery program, Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.
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Claudio Contreras / California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), two perched in tree, adult and juvenile. California condor recovery program, Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.
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Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) female and ten chicks aged a few weeks. Marana, Arizona, USA. May.
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Jack Dykinga / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) running to feed brood with Lizard prey in beak. Catalina State Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. June.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched in tree sleeping, viewed through a fence, Estonia.
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George Sanker / Great egret (Ardea alba) with prey in beak, in evening light. Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA, March. Sequence 2/2.
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George Sanker / Great egret (Ardea alba) diving head into water to catch prey, in evening light. Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA, March. Sequence 1/2.
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Staffan Widstrand / Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) in flight, about to land, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) hunting, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) in flight, hunting, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. February.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) nestling, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Jack Dykinga / Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perched as Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fly by, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA, January.
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Ernie Janes / Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) portrait, captive, occurs in North America.
John Chan / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chicks stretching and flapping their wings, Southern California, USA, May.
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John Chan / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chick watching for parents to return with food, Southern California, USA, June.
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John Chan / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) plucking Dowitcher (Limnodromus) prey, Southern California, USA.
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John Shaw / Western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) is camouflaged as it looks from a tree cavity. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA, January.
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John Shaw / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) with Atlantic needlefish (Strongylura marina) it has caught. Blue Cypress Lake, Florida, USA, April.
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Andy Rouse / Barn owl (Tyto alba) hunting with sunset light on wings, UK. March.
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Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) one moving its head - with blurred motion. Marana, Arizona, USA, November.
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John Cancalosi / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chick stretching its wings in nest in a Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), is groomed by its parent, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, May.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) adult with nest material on eyrie with chick showing background, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK., May.
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Sandesh Kadur / Slow motion clip of Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) congregating at roost site during their migration from Siberia to Africa, near Doyang reservoir, Nagaland, India, October.
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Sandesh Kadur / Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) congregating during their migration from Siberia to Africa, near Doyang reservoir, Nagaland, India, October.
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Sandesh Kadur / Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) congregating during their migration from Siberia to Africa, near Doyang reservoir, Nagaland, India, October.
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Bernard Castelein / Spotted owlet ( Athena brama), Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India
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Marie Read / Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) female perched, Amherst Island, Ontario, Canada, January.
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Marie Read / Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea), two in flight over nesting colony in field of buttercups (Ranunculus sp.), Keflavik, Iceland. Digital canvas expansion.
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David Pattyn / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in flight over winter landscape with snow, Leukerbad, Vallais, Wallis, Switzerland, January
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David Pattyn / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in flight over winter landscape with snow, Leukerbad, Vallais, Wallis, Switzerland, January
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David Pattyn / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight in front of a vertical rocky mountain side, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, May
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Alan Murphy/ BIA / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) flying with rodent prey, Texas
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Alan Murphy/ BIA / Harris' Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) flying, Texas
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Alan Murphy/ BIA / Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Texas
Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female and nestling on nest in tree stump. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female on nest after snowfall. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. March.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female on nest in tree stump. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female in flight having taken off from nest, in evening light. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female flying with prey in beak. Flying back to nest in evening light. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched on Alder (Alnus sp) tree at dusk. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Pedro Narra / Little owl (Athene noctua) Sado Estuary, Portugal. June
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Pedro Narra / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) chicks in nest, Sado Estuary, Portugal . June
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Jack Dykinga / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) with Desert spiny desert lizard (Sceloporus magister) prey, Catalina State Park, Arizona, Sonoran Desert, USA. August.
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Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) at sunset, standing on one leg, Marana, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. October.
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Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) with head turned to one side, Marana, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. October.
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Donald M. Jones / Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa), Yaak, Montana
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) fishing. Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.
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David Perpinan / Group of Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) fighting to feed on a dead lamb. Cuenca, Spain, August.
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David Perpinan / Group of Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) arriving and feeding on a dead lamb, Cuenca, Spain, August.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Spotted eagle owl (Bubo africanus) subadult at nigh by water, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September